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noun
1.
a back door or gate.
2.
a private entrance or any entrance other than the main one.
adjective
3.
of, pertaining to, or resembling a postern.
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Postern
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
postern
late 13c., "back door, private door," from O.Fr. posterne, earlier posterle, from L.L. posterula "small back door or gate," dim. of L. posterus "that is behind, coming after, subsequent," from post "after."
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